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Like to get out when the weather is warm? Ever thought about how the sun and warm weather, at home or on vacation, can affect how you age?

Sunscreen can slow the aging of your skin. By now pretty much everyone should know that. And those of you who are over 30 will be seeing pretty obvious changes in your skin if you have neglected the use of a good sunscreen.

Sunscreen is an anti-aging treatment! It is your first line of defense for anti-aging. Even if you are young you should be thinking about anti-aging and the role sunscreen plays in it. If you are over 30 and didn’t use sunscreen as a younger woman, you may well be wishing you did! If that is the case, start using sunscreen now if you haven’t already. And for any damage that you are seeing as a result of not using sunscreen, fine lines, wrinkles, discoloration, etc., there are products available to start you on your way back to more youthful skin. Read the rest of this entry »

Have you ever put much thought into what type of packaging your skin care comes in?

Are you aware that certain types of ingredients in your products need to be protected from air (oxygen) and light?

Products that contain certain anti-aging ingredients can be greatly and very quickly compromised by the lack of proper packaging. Want to know the worst type of packaging for anti-aging ingredients? Jars, or bottles that do not have a pin hole squeeze top or pump. Manufacturers of skin care want to make money of course, so they put the products in packaging that will cost them the least, giving themselves a nicer profit. Read the rest of this entry »

Certainly we have all heard about exfoliating, right? That process we should be incorporating into our skin care regime that keeps the skin on our faces, and our bodies, fresh and glowing.

In my experience as a facialist I found that most clients skipped this essential step. Sure, they got the exfoliation during a monthly or the occasional facial but this is a process that needs to be performed on a regular basis. Read the rest of this entry »

Yes, what about those peptides? I mentioned peptides and the importance of having peptides in your products in a previous post“Collagen Cream, Ya Think?” .

Peptides are short chains of amino acids, proteins. These have the ability to penetrate your skin and have a positive effect on your skin’s fibroblasts. Peptides communicate with the fibroblast regrading loss of youthful function and degraded DNA (also mentioned in the referenced post above). Like I said before, have a little chat, a pep talk. Wow~ I can’t believe I just typed that, a peptide pep talk? Cornyyy, but I’m leaving it. LOL. Read the rest of this entry »

Do you see family traits when you look in the mirror? Your mother’s eyes? Or perhaps your father’s smile? Or maybe the shape of you grandmother’s face, the dimples in your grandfather’ s cheeks.

We all carry genetic coding passed from generation to generation that determines our physical characteristics.

Did you know that we also carry genetic coding that determines how we age? Researchers have discovered a genetic marker in our DNA that pre-determines how fast or slow we age. Meaning how early the wrinkles and the sagging skin show up. And that is due to loss of collagen and whatever our skin cells and fibroblasts (the factories for collagen, elastin and hydration production) have decided to do or not do.

Some of us may look younger than our actual years while others may look quite a bit older than we are.

Yeah, so not fair! Bugs me, too! However there are things we can do to improve how we age if we choose the right lifestyle. And we can select products with a proven track record of results in anti-aging to help keep us wrinkle free.

Personally, I find it fascinating that there is a genetic marker in our bodies that makes this aging decision. Not saying I like it, just that it is so interesting to me that this particular part of our genetic coding has been discovered and research has been published. Because that means better and more efficient anti-aging, wrinkle reducing skin care is being (and will continue to be) developed!

Now that… is a very good thing Agreed? Of course you agree! You wouldn’t be visiting this blog if you didn’t agree!